Category Archives: education

Useful information about cancer is a click away

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Where can you find reliable, up-to-date information about cancer online? Upstate Health Sciences Library The staff at the Upstate Health Sciences library strives to connect the community with health information on cancer and many other medical topics. Visit the library … Continue reading →

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Ailing med student Alex Paley: ‘A brilliant mind, a true friend’

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

Mckinzie Neggers, a third-year medical student, left Binghamton at 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 to join Upstate classmates in Syracuse for the “I’m with Alex” fundraising run at Fleet Feet Sports. Neggers and classmates organized the run in honor of … Continue reading →

Posted in brain/neurology, cancer, community, education, entertainment, family medicine, fundraising, health care, illness, medical education, medical student, patient story, physical therapy/rehabilitation, surgery

What’s Up at Upstate: A look at educational, health care, research and community endeavors

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

Organ lessons and clinical exposure A renewed curriculum for the first two years of medical school at Upstate introduces students to the body, organ by organ, and provides them with clinical exposure earlier in their academic careers. Their study begins … Continue reading →

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Meet Carey and Sally: Kids’ book explains, embraces children with autism

Posted on October 6, 2016 by

BY JIM HOWE “Sally and I are kids just like you,” says Carey. “We have autism and learn a little differently, but we want friends just like you.” Carey and Sally are the main characters of a new children’s book … Continue reading →

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Sun smart: Teaching kids to protect themselves from skin cancer

Posted on August 17, 2016 by

BY JIM McKEEVER Protecting your skin from the sun starting at an early age is an important way to guard against skin cancer. That’s the message a group of medical students shares with elementary school students each spring. “Our goal … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, community, dermatology/skin care, education, health care, medical student, prevention/preventive medicine, public health, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics, volunteers

Julia’s dream: prosthetics for a better world

Posted on July 13, 2016 by

BY SUSAN KEETER Julia Rogers’ dream is to design prosthetics for amputees. As a high school student in Lagos, Nigeria, Rogers saw people who faced tremendous obstacles trying to meet their basic needs. “Dad would be driving me home from … Continue reading →

Posted in bones/joints/orthopedics, disability, education, health care, health careers, physical therapy/rehabilitation, public health, research, technology, volunteers

Memoir focuses on race and medicine

Posted on July 5, 2016 by

BY SUSAN KEETER In “Black Man in a White Coat,” Damon Tweedy, MD, uses memoir to grapple with the evidence that, in his words, “being black is bad for your health,” shorthand for the fact that many diseases are more … Continue reading →

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In this Upstate classroom, se habla español

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

BY JIM HOWE Si nadie entiende mi lengua en el hospital, ¿cómo van a entender mis problemas médicos? If you had trouble understanding that first sentence, you can probably sympathize with a Spanish speaker who might say it. It means, … Continue reading →

Posted in bioethics & humanities, community, education, health care, health careers, international health care, medical education, medical student, public health

Run, hide, fight: What to do if you are caught in an ‘active shooter’ situation

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

BY AMBER SMITH News coverage of mass shootings shows that such unpredictable violence can happen anywhere. How can you be prepared? Knowing what to expect and having a plan can help improve your odds of survival, says Chief Paul Waltz … Continue reading →

Posted in community, education, emergency medicine/trauma, health care, prevention/preventive medicine, public health, safety

Screening kits help catch colon polyps

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

More than 2,500 colon cancer screening kits were distributed in the first two years that Upstate Medical University partnered with Kinney Drugs to provide the kits for free during March, Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Of the 103 people whose results … Continue reading →

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